The government will send 3.8 billion rubles. to raise the salaries of scientists

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that the government will allocate an additional 3.8 billion rubles. to raise the salaries of researchers in 2022. In 2023, according to the prime minister, the government will continue to increase the wage fund for specialists from budgetary organizations.

“The government has decided already this year to allocate another 3.8 billion rubles to increase their wages in accordance with the May decree of the president. in addition to almost 5 billion rubles, which were previously provided for these purposes in the budget,” said Mikhail Mishustin during the ceremony of presenting diplomas to the government prize winners in the field of science (quote from TASS).

According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin of May 2012, the salaries of school and kindergarten teachers, college teachers and employees of cultural institutions should be up to 100% of the average salary in the region. The salaries of doctors, university professors and researchers, the decree says, should be up to 200% of the average salary in the region. In April 2019, the government announced the allocation of 5.3 billion rubles. to raise the salaries of scientists.

Lusine Balasyan